My journey through photography

Hidden eagle

When they are perched in the open or at the end of bare branches, Bald Eagles are not hard to spot. When they are hidden deeper in the trees, though, it can be a real challenge to see them, like this Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) that I came upon on 8 December at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

It always gives me such a thrill to see a Bald Eagle. They are making quite a comeback in Tennessee. We have a nesting pair on Norris Lake I used to occasionally see one or the other … often soaring over the lake.